ObsoletedLegacy stream

RFC 1081: Post Office Protocol: Version 3

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1225.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 1939 — Post Office Protocol - Version 3

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo suggests a simple method for workstations to dynamically access mail from a mailbox server. This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

Document record

Document ID
RFC1081
Published
November 1988
Authors
M.T. Rose
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
16
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1225

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1081 (1988)
  2. RFC 1225 (1991)
  3. RFC 1460 (1993)
  4. RFC 1725 (1994)
  5. RFC 1939 (1996) ✓

Read the full history of Post Office Protocol - Version 3 →

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